Personal cleansing system comprising a polymeric diamond mesh bath sponge and a liquid cleanser with moisturizer

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a system for cleansing the skin comprising a hydrophobic diamond-mesh sponge and a liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition with excellent lather in the same washing and rinsing operation. The system provides improved lather and overall acceptability for mild liquid cleansing compositions which contain moisturizers and especially for those which would otherwise have marginal lather.

This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/327,911, filed on Oct.25, 1994, now abandoned; which is a continuation of application Ser. No.08/226,451, filed on Apr. 21, 1994, now abandoned; which is acontinuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/080,668, filed on Jun.18, 1993, now abandoned.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to a kit comprising a personal cleansing handheld bath sponge and a personal liquid cleanser for bath or shower.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A variety of cleansing systems have been used to remove dirt and deadskin from the body and moisturize the cleansed skin. Such systemsinclude the use of moisturizing lotion after the use of a soap orsurfactant in combination with a cleaning instrument such as terry washclothes, soft and brittle, and various cleaning pads, scouring pads,natural and synthetic sponges, etc.

Prior art cleaning and moisturizing personal cleansing kits have somedisadvantages which have limited their effectiveness in personal skincare. Many cleansers, for example, are in fact harsh. Most do notcontain an effective amount of a moisturizer. Many mild liquid cleanserstraditionally do not lather well. Likewise, some cleaning instruments donot lather well when used with liquid cleansers. This is particularly sowhen milder liquid cleansers are used. Other cleansing instrumentsbecome water logged. Some make it difficult to remove the watercontaining the removed dirt from the instrument. Some impede lather;which is especially true for liquid cleansing and moisturizingcleansers. Yet other instruments absorb the oil conditioner in cleansingand moisturizing products. Others retain the water and often developunpleasant odors, as well as become a place for breeding of bacteria,germs, mold, etc. Yet other instruments absorb the oil conditioner incleansing and moisturizing products and thereby compete with the skin.

In addition, many of the instruments have very low strength and areeasily destroyed after they have been used several times.

The need for mild skin cleansing system is made more acute by the needto wash more often to reduce body odors in city crowds and by the agingof the human population and the ever-increasing environmental insult towhich the skin is subject. The mildest skin cleansing products can, atbest, produce cleansing without negatively affecting the skin condition.To achieve an improvement in skin condition, the consumer is forced touse a second, separate product often called a "moisturizer". The use oftwo separate products to achieve the desired skin state is inconvenientand often unpleasant due to the greasy skin feel resultant from manymoisturizers. As a result, many persons suffer from the effects of poorskin condition rather than use two separate products.

There is a clear need for a system which is capable of delivering bothmild skin cleansing and a skin conditioning benefit; since most peopledon't use a moisturizer daily. Some skin cleansing products containhumectant substances which, although effective in topical application,are ineffective in cleansing products. These humectants are ineffectivebecause they are very water soluble and suffer from poor skinsubstantivity. Hydrophobic emollient materials are generally moresubstantive to the skin, but are more difficult to incorporate into anaqueous skin cleansing matrix and/or are absorbed into traditionalcleansing instruments. There are also at least two other sources ofdifficulty typically encountered with such liquid cleansers: poor lathereffects and physically unstable product.

The present invention allows for the use of a selected hydrophobicsponge with a lathering cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleansercontaining an effective amount of a hydrophilic, oily or hydrophobicmoisturizer and mixtures thereof.

The present invention allows for the use of higher levels of humectantsin a "cleansing and moisturizing" lathering liquid to provide acleansing system which is better lathering, milder and more effectivethan the prior art kits.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

One object of this invention is to provide a personal cleansing kitwhich cleans, lathers well, conditions and moisturizes the skin.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved cleansingsystem which cleans the skin with lather and which moisturizes the skinin a single washing and rinsing step.

A further object is to provide an improved method of using a liquidcleansing and moisturizing cleanser system.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cleansingsystem which is milder to the skin with improved lather vs. the priorart.

These and other objects of the present invention will become obviousfrom the detailed description which follows.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to an ultra-mild, good lathering cleansing systemand kit for cleansing the skin comprising a hydrophobic diamond-meshpolymeric hand held bath sponge and a mild lathering cleansing andmoisturizing liquid cleansing composition suitable for cleansing theskin with good lather and at the same time moisturizing of the skin inbath or shower.

The mesh sponge and the cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser arepackaged together as in a kit or system. The liquid cleanser ispreferably contained in its own container within the kit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a perspective representation of a diamond-mesh polymeric handheld ball-like bath sponge showing a rope handle 7 used in the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another hand held bath polymeric meshsponge illustrating how it can be held in the hand.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross section illustrating a singlesheet of a polymeric netting mesh stretched perpendicular to thefilaments to show the bonding of the filaments and a representativespacing of the bonds.

The ease with which a cleaning polymeric mesh sponge can be held in thehand for cleaning is shown in FIG. 2. A security band 13 holds themulti-layered netting mesh together to form the polymeric mesh sponge.

The netting mesh that can be used in making the polymeric mesh sponge isillustrated in FIG. 3 wherein 21 represents the mesh in stretchedposition. The fine polymeric filaments used in making the netting arerepresented by 18 with 19 representing the spot bonding of the filamentsto form the open mesh 20.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The Personal Cleansing System

This invention is a kit or system that includes a hydrophobicdiamond-mesh hand held bath sponge and a cleansing and moisturizingliquid cleansing composition. The system is used for cleansing the skinwith a mild liquid cleanser with good lather while "conditioning" or"moisturizing" the skin as it cleans in the bath or shower. The need touse a separate lotion or oil on the skin after the bath or shower isgreatly reduced. Thus, the liquid is called a "cleansing andmoisturizing" cleanser and the package with the mesh sponge is calledherein a mild lathering cleansing and moisturizing personal cleansingkit. The mesh sponge and the cleansing and moisturizing cleanser arepackaged together in a kit.

The liquid cleanser is usually contained in a separate container in anamount large enough for several uses with the mesh sponge.

The personal bath or shower body cleansing system comprising:

(A) a light weight polymeric meshed personal cleansing hand held sponge;said polymeric mesh sponge being in a form suitable for use as a handheld cleansing implement, said hand held sponge having a diameter offrom about two (2) inches to about eight (8) inches (5.08 cm. to about20.32 cm.); preferably the polymeric meshed personal cleansing hand heldpolymeric mesh sponge is made of polyethylene diamond mesh and has adiameter of from 3 to 5 inches (7.62 cm. to about 12.7 cm.) and

(B) a liquid cleanser having: (1) an effective amount of a skinconditioning and moisturizing ingredient; and (2) an effective amount ofa surfactant selected from soap and synthetic surfactants and mixturesthereof, preferably the skin conditioning and moisturizing ingredient isselected from the group consisting of oils, cationic and nonionicpolymers, and mixtures thereof, and said surfactant selected from mildsoaps and mild synthetic surfactants and mixtures thereof; andpreferably said cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser (1) alsocontains from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of said liquid cleanserof a skin conditioner selected from the group consisting of esters offatty acids; glycerin mono-, di-, and tri-esters; epidermal andsebaceous hydrocarbons such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters,squalene, squalane; lanolin and derivatives; mineral oil, silicone oil,silicone gum, and vegetable oil, and mixtures thereof; and preferablysaid liquid cleanser contains from about 0.7% to about 4% of anemulsified petrolatum which has a melting point of from about 50° C. toabout 60° C.

The Polymeric Mesh Sponge and the Cleansing and Moisturizing LiquidCleanser

The polymeric mesh sponge and the otherwise low lathering cleansing andmoisturizing liquid cleanser together provide a superior cleansing skincare system vs. the prior art. The cleansing and moisturizing (2-in-1)liquid cleanser provides "moisturization" via deposition of a oilymaterial in the 2-in-1 liquid cleanser on the skin surface whichmaterial is known to improve skin condition and at a level thatsurpasses the threshold for a noticeable benefit. It has now beendiscovered that this can be accomplished by the present invention.

It has been found that this cleaning system, comprising a polymericdiamond-mesh bath sponge used in combination with a cleansing andmoisturizing liquid cleanser, provides many unexpected advantages overthe prior known systems. The present system for example possesses theability to provide both excellent lathering cleaning action and skinconditioning action in one step, so it is not necessary to utilize twoseparate products for both such actions. In addition, the polymeric meshsponge possesses a hydrophobic mesh netting surface which allows thecleaning solutions used in the cleaning and gentle scrubbing action torich lather, but also permits the moisturizing materials to deposit andthereby condition the skin. These special advantages allow the system tobe mild with unexpectedly excellent lather vs. the known prior artcleansing kits. The present mild cleansing and moisturizing liquidcleanser with the mesh sponge is superior to the same cleansing andmoisturizing liquid cleanser used with a regular sponge in terms oflather as well as over all acceptability by a majority of experimentalusers.

The cleaning polymeric mesh sponge can be prepared from readilyavailable raw materials or with specially designed mesh materials. Thepolymeric mesh sponge is preferably prepared from extruded tubularnetting mesh which has been prepared from special strong and flexiblepolymeric material. Extruded tubular netting mesh of this type, andparticularly those prepared from polyethylene, have been used for thecovering of meat and poultry and are readily available in industry.

The polymeric mesh sponge comprises a plurality of plys of an extrudedtubular netting mesh prepared from a strong flexible polymer, preferablyof the group consisting of addition polymers of olefin monomers, andpolyamides of polycarboxylic acids and polyamines, said plys of tubularnetting mesh are folded upon itself numerous times to form a softball-like polymeric mesh sponge.

The tubes or stripes of netted mesh polymer can be securely attached bymeans of a nylon band or suitable closure. This type of polymeric meshsponge is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,462,135, Jul. 31, 1984, toSanford, incorporated herein by reference.

An example of a hand-held ball-like polymeric mesh sponge is disclosedin U.S. Pat. No. 5,144,744, to Campagnoli, Sep. 8, 1992, incorporatedherein by reference. It is a diamond-mesh polyethylene sponge obtainedfrom a number of netting tubes stretched over supports, joined and boundtogether at the center and then released from the supports.

Commercially available "polymeric mesh sponges" are sold by The BodyShop and Bynum Concepts, Inc.

The following are some specifications for suitable bath polyethylenepolymeric mesh sponges:

    ______________________________________                                        Size Dia.                                                                              Tubes   Ea. Length  Total Length                                                                          Wt gm.                                   ______________________________________                                        3"       2       60 cm       120 cm  15                                       4"       4       50 cm       200 cm  23                                       5"       4       80 cm       320 cm  37                                       ______________________________________                                         One (1") inch = 2.54 cm.; 3" = 3 × 2.54 = cm.; 4" = 4 × 2.54      cm.; etc.                                                                

FIG. 1 is a perspective representation of a diamond-mesh polymeric handheld ball-like bath sponge showing a rope handle 7 used in the presentinvention. The ease with which a cleaning polymeric mesh sponge can beheld in the hand for cleaning is shown in FIG. 2. A security band 13holds the multi-layered netting mesh together to form the polymeric meshsponge. The netting mesh that can be used in making the polymeric meshsponge is illustrated in FIG. 3 wherein 21 represents the mesh instretched position. The fine polymeric filaments used in making thenetting are represented by 18 with 19 representing the spot bonding ofthe filaments to form the open mesh 20.

Two 2 netting tubes at 60 cm length. each can be used to make a 3-inchball sponge. They can be bundled manually with a loop or rope to form aball-like polymeric mesh sponge. Other designs such and rectangulargloves and washings implements made with the mesh material also workvery well in the system of the present invention by increasing thelather of normally lower lathering cleansing and moisturizing liquidcleansers. Some examples of such cleaning implements are the subjects oftwo U.S. Pat. application of Giradot et al., filed Mar. 31, 1994, viaU.S. Express Mail EF296159777US and EF296154777, incorporated herein byreference.

The Cleansing and Moisturizing Liquid Cleanser

The term "cleansing and moisturizing liquid" or 2-in-1 liquid cleanseras used herein includes lathering liquids and semi-solid creams whichcontain both a lathering ingredient and a moisturizing agent.

A preferred cleansing and moisturizing personal cleansing liquid productcomprises: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of anionic surfactant; (b)from about 0.1% to about 20% of amphoteric surfactant; (c) from about0.5% to about 25% of a vegetable oil adduct, minors and; (d) balancewater.

The anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant together can comprisefrom about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the composition; a preferredweight ratio of anionic surfactant:amphoteric surfactant is in the rangefrom about 1:5 to about 20:1.

A preferred vegetable oil adduct can be made by Dieis-Alder addition ofa conjugated, elaidinized form of the vegetable oil with acrylic acid,fumaric acid or maleic anhydride. The preferred adduct is maleatedsoybean oil. The compositions provide excellent-in-use and efficacybenefits including cleansing and lathering as well as improved mildnessand skin conditioning.

Another preferred cleansing and moisturizing cleansing composition cancontain ingredients selected from the group consisting of: (a) 8% to 35%polyol; (b) 35% to 70%; preferably 40% to 65% water; (c) 5% to 20%,preferably 7% to 19%, of mostly insoluble saturated (low IV of zero to15) C₈ -C₂₂ fatty acid potassium soap; (d) 0.1% to 7%, preferably 0.5 to5%, of free C₈ -C₂₂ fatty acids; and (e) 0.5% to 5%, preferably 0.7% toabout 4.5% petrolatum, and mixtures thereof.

The polyol is selected from the group consisting of: glycerin, glycerol,propylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethylhexanediol, hexylene glycols, and other aliphatic alcohols; and mixturesthereof. When propylene glycol is used as a moisturizer, it is used at alevel of at least 5%. The polyols are preferably used at levels of fromabout 10-30%.

The liquid cleanser can contain from about 0.5% to about 15% of alipophilic emollient moisturizer selected from the group consisting of:petrolatum; esters of fatty acids; glycerin mono-, di-, and tri-esters;epidermal and sebaceous hydrocarbons such as cholesterol, cholesterolesters, squalene, squalane; silicone oils and gums; mineral oil; lanolinand derivatives and the like; and mixtures thereof.

A preferred improved stable product with a moisturizing benefit isachieved with the incorporation of larger sized petrolatum particlesinto selected fatty acid/soap matrixes. The larger sized petrolatumparticles will vary for a liquid or semi-solid. The key is to select thefatty acid and/or soap matrix as exemplified herein, and mix in thepetrolatum using a minimal controlled amount of shear to maintain largerpetrolatum particles and achieve a homogeneous stable product, e.g., animproved benefit is also achieved in a semi-solid cleansing cream.

Any fatty acid matter (free and neutralized) used in the liquid cleanserpreferably has an Iodine Value (I.V.) of from zero to about 15,preferably below 10, more preferably below 3.

Lathering Soap and/or Synthstic Surfactant

The personal bath or shower body cleansing system preferably comprisesfrom about 0.5% to about 30% of lathering surfactant having a latheringgrade at least as well as C16 alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate. Thepreferred cleansing and moisturizing composition contains from about 1%to about 25%, preferably from about 5 to about 25%, or 10-20% of alathering soap and/or synthetic surfactant. A preferred surfactant isselected from mild soaps and mild synthetic surfactants and mixturesthereof. Examples of these are mild soaps and surfactants are shown inthe Examples herein.

The soaps are preferably those derived from essentially saturatedhydrocarbon having chain lengths of from about 8 to about 22. It ispreferred that the soap be the potassium salt, but other soluble soapscan be used. Some sodium, ammonium, triethanolammonium, and/or mixturesthereof, are deemed acceptable, at least in potassium blends. The soapsare preferably prepared in-situ by neutralization of the correspondingfatty acids, but they may also be introduced as preformed soaps.

The preferred liquid soap is called a dispersoid because at least someof the fatty matter at the levels used herein is insoluble. The level ofwater in the compositions is typically from about 35% to about 70%,preferably from about 40% to about 65%.

Another important attribute of the preferred liquid soap of the presentinvention is it is phase stable, particularly after storage.

An important attribute of the preferred soap personal cleansing productof the present invention is its rich and creamy lather.

An important component of liquid cleansers is a lather boostingsurfactant. The surfactant, which may be selected from any of a widevariety of anionic (soaps and nonsoap), amphoteric, zwitterionic,nonionic and, in certain instances, cationic surfactants, is present atsaid levels.

It is noted that surfactant mildness can be measured by a skin barrierdestruction test which is used to assess the irritancy potential ofsurfactants. In this test the milder the surfactant, the lesser the skinbarrier is destroyed. Skin barrier destruction is measured by therelative amount of radio-labeled water (³ H--H₂ O) which passes from thetest solution through the skin epidermis into the physiological buffercontained in the diffusate chamber. This test is described by T. J.Franz in the J. Invest. Dermatol., 1975, 64, pp. 190-195; and in U.S.Pat. No. 4,673,525, Small et al., issued Jun. 16, 1987, incorporatedherein by reference, and which disclose a mild alkyl glyceryl ethersulfonate (AGS) surfactant based synbar comprising a "standard" alkylglyceryl ether sulfonate mixture. Barrier destruction testing is used toselect mild surfactants.

The liquid composition preferably comprises a lathering surfactantselected from the group consisting of artionic surfactants, nonionicsurfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, andmixtures thereof.

The lathering surfactant is defined herein as a synthetic surfactant ormixes thereof that when combined have an equilibrium surface tension ofbetween 15 and 50 dynes/cm, more preferably between 20 and 45 dynes/cmas measured at the CMC (critical micell concentration) at 25° C. Somesurfactant mixes can have surface tensions lower than of its components.

Some examples of good lather-enhancing, mild detergent surfactants aree.g., sodium or potassium lauroyl sarcosinate, alkyl glyceryl ethersulfonate, sulfonated fatty esters, and sulfonated fatty acids. Thus, ahigh lathering surfactant is defined herein as one which lathers on theorder of C16 alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate or better. For a lathervolume test, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,145, to French et al., Nov. 23,1993, incorporated herein by reference.

Numerous examples of other surfactants are disclosed in the literature:they include other alkyl sulfates, anionic acyl sarcosinates, methylacyl taurates, N-acyl glutamates, acyl isethionates, alkylsulfosuccinates, alkyl phosphate esters, ethoxylated alkyl phosphateesters, trideceth sulfates, protein condensates, mixtures of ethoxylatedalkyl sulfates and alkyl amine oxides, betaines, sultaines, and mixturesthereof. Included in the surfactants are the alkyl ether sulfates with 1to 12 ethoxy groups, especially ammonium and sodium lauryl ethersulfates.

Many additional nonsoap surfactants are described in McCUTCHEON'S,DETERGENTS AND EMULSIFIERS, 1993 Edition, published by MC PublishingCo., which is incorporated here by reference.

The above-mentioned surfactants can be used in the cleansing bath/showercompositions of the present invention. The anionic surfactants,particularly the alkyl sulfates, the ethoxylated alkyl sulfates andmixtures thereof are preferred. More preferred are C₁₂ -C₁₄ alkylanionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of sodium alkylglycerol ether sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium alkylsulfate, sodium ethoxy (3) alkyl sulfate, and mixtures thereof.

Nonionic surfactants can be broadly defined as compounds produced by thecondensation of alkylene oxide groups (hydrophilic in nature) with anorganic hydrophobic compound, which may be aliphatic or alkyl aromaticin nature.

The pH of the neat cleansing bath/shower liquid soap compositions hereinis generally from about 7.0 to about 9.5, preferably from about 7.5 toabout 9 as measured at 25° C. The pH of the liquid synthetic surfactantcomposition is about 4 to 8, preferably 4.5 to 7.

The cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser preferably has anapparent or neat viscosity of from about 500 cps to about 60,000 cps at26.7° C., preferably 5,000 to 30,000 cps. The term "viscosity" as usedherein means the viscosity as measured by a Brookfield RVTDCP with aspindle CP-41 at 1 RPM for 3 minutes, unless otherwise specified. The"neat" viscosity is the viscosity of the undiluted liquid cleanser.

Skin Conditioner or Moisturizer

Skin conditioner or moisturizer deposition from a cleansing system ismeasured by one of two protocols, both are modeled after how skincleansing products are typically used by consumers. One protocol is done"in vitro", while the second is done "in vivo".

In the in vitro protocol, a model skin substrate is used which is acollagen sheet that has a surface topography similar to human skin andhas been prehydrated. Small pieces of the substrated are mounted overflask openings to secure them for exposure to lather. The lather isgenerated in the palms of hands, the polymeric mesh sponge or othercleansing implement, using the following controlled procedure: one gramof product plus 3 ml of water for 10 seconds. The mounted substrate isthen exposed to the combined lather by overturning the flask and rubbingit on the palm of the hand, etc. This lathering process is continued for10 seconds and, after allowing the lather to remain on the substrate for5 seconds, it is rinsed with warm tap water for 10 seconds. The exposedskin substrate is then cut from the mount and dried prior to analysis.The analysis procedure is to submerge the substrate in 1:1ethanol:heptane if petrolatum is measured or another solvent for othermoisturizers and then analyze this extract by standard gaschromatographic methods.

The in vivo protocol is similar to the in vitro one described above,except the lather generated in the polymeric mesh sponge (or the palm ofthe hand) is applied to the opposite forearm. The time that the latherremains on the forearm is 30 seconds (compared to the 5 seconds on thecollagen substrate). The deposited conditioner is then extracted bystrapping an open-ended glass cylinder to the forearm and adding theappropriate solvent to this cylinder. As above, the extract is thenanalyzed according to standard gas chromatographic methods.

The cleansing bath/shower compositions can contain a variety ofnonessential optional ingredients suitable for rendering suchcompositions more desirable. Such conventional optional ingredients arewell known to those skilled in the art, e.g., preservatives such asbenzyl alcohol, methyl paraben, propyl paraben and imidazolidinyl urea;other thickeners and viscosity modifiers such as C₈ -C₁₈ ethanolamide(e.g., coconut ethanolamide); pH adjusting agents such as citric acid,succinic acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, etc.; suspendingagents such as magnesium/aluminum silicate; perfumes; dyes; andsequestering agents such as disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate.

If present, the optional components individually generally comprise fromabout 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the composition, but can be moreor less.

Optional thickeners are categorized as cationic, nonionic, or artionicand are selected to provide the desired viscosity. Suitable thickenersare listed in the Glossary and Chapters 3, 4, 12 and 13 of the Handbookof Water-Soluble Gums and Resins, Robert L. Davidson, McGraw-Hill BookCo., New York, N.Y., 1980, incorporated by reference herein.

The liquid personal cleansing products can be thickened by usingpolymeric additives that hydrate, swell or molecularly associate toprovide body (e.g., hydroxypropyl guar gum is used as a thickening aidin shampoo compositions).

A suitable thickener is hydroxy ethyl cellulose, e.g., NatrosolR 250 KRsold by The Aqualon Company.

Another thickener is acrylated steareth-20 methylacrylate copolymer soldas Acrysol ICS-1 by Rohm and Haas Company.

The amount of polymeric thickener found useful in the presentcompositions is about 0.1% to about 2%, preferably from about 0.2% toabout 1.0%.

The liquid cleanser can be made with from about 0.1% to about 5%,preferably from about 0.3% to about 3%, of a skin moisturizing cationicpolymer selected from the group consisting of: cationic polysaccharidesand derivatives, cationic copolymers of saccharides and syntheticmonomers, synthetic copolymers and cationic protein derivatives.

Making a Soap-Based Cleansing and Moisturizing Liquid Cleanser

Most methods of making cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleansers forthe present invention use standard industry equipment. For example, ageneral process for a 6000 gram size batch using a 4.5 gallon jacketedtank agitated by a Lightning Mixer (Model TS2010) fitted with a threeprong propeller size agitator with blades measuring one inch. However,mixing times will vary with equipment, batch size, etc.

1. The fatty acids (the oil phase), antimicrobial (if added), etc. isadded to a sanitary agitated and jacketed stainless steel vessel;

2. The oil phase is heated to about 80° C.

3. Polyol liquids (e.g., propylene glycol) and some surfactant are addedto the heated oil phase.

4. In a separate container, a water phase is prepared containingpolymers, polyol liquids (e.g., glycerin), and water, and heated to 80°C. with agitation.

5. The appropriate base (e.g., potassium hydroxide) for an in situ soapformation is added and mixed into the oil phase.

6. Next, the water phase is added and mixed to the oil phase/soapvessel.

7. Glycol ester is melted and mixed into (6) at about 80° C.

8. Any additional surfactant is added to (7) at about 80° C.

9. The product of (8) is cooled to about 45° C. at which time otherminors such as preservatives and perfumes can be added.

10. The conditioner, e.g., petrolatum is added and mixed to (9) at atemperature of between about 35° C. to about 45° C. or about or at atemperature below its melting point.

Alternatively, the product of Step 9 may stand prior to adding materialssuch as petrolatum. In case of the product standing, the product of Step9 is reheated to about 35° C., before the petrolatum is added.

In the method of making the product of this invention, the largepetrolatum particle size is controlled by mix time and additiontemperature. The shorter the mix time and the lower the temperature, thehigher the proportion of larger petrolatum emollient particles isachieved.

A preferred allowed mild liquid personal cleanser is disclosed inallowed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/909,834, filed Jul. 7, 1992,Dias, et at., incorporated herein by reference.

The cleansing bath/shower compositions can contain a variety ofnonessential optional ingredients suitable for rendering suchcompositions more desirable. Such conventional optional ingredients arewell known to those skilled in the art, e.g., preservatives such asbenzyl alcohol, methyl paraben, propyl paraben and imidazolidinyl urea;other thickeners and viscosity modifiers such as C₈ -C₁₈ ethanolamide(e.g., coconut ethanolamide); pH adjusting agents such as citric acid,succinic acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, etc.; suspendingagents such as magnesium/aluminum silicate; perfumes; dyes; andsequestering agents such as disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate.

Making a Preferred Cleansing and Moisturizing Liquid Cleanser

This method comprises the following steps:

a) Forming an aqueous phase comprising from about 0.1% to about 50% byweight of final composition of surfactant;

b) Forming a first oil phase comprising from about 0.5% to about 10% byweight of final composition of nonionic emollient oil or wax other thanthe vegetable oil adduct;

c) Forming a second oil phase comprising from about 0.5% to about 25%,preferably from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of final compositionof the vegetable oil adduct;

d) Premixing the first oil phase and the aqueous surfactant phase toform an emulsion of the first oil phase in water; and

e) Thereafter admixing the second oil phase with the oil-in-wateremulsion of step (d), thereby forming an emulsion of the second oilphase in the preformed oil-in-water emulsion of the first oil phase.

The following personal bath or shower body cleanser kit is highlypreferred one. The preferred 2-in-1 liquid cleanser comprises:

    ______________________________________                                        Ingredients in parts by wt. of the liquid cleanser:                                                     from    to                                          ______________________________________                                        Water                     55      60                                          Cocoamphoacetate/Cocoamphodiacetate                                                                     4       8                                           Sodium Laureth-3 Sulfate  10      15                                          Alkylpolysaccharide       0       3                                           Coconut monoethanol amide 2       3                                           Soybean Oil               7       9                                           Maleated Soybean Oil      1       4                                           Polymer JR30              0.2     0.6                                         PEG(6) Caprylic/Caprylglycerate                                                                         3       5                                           Myristic Acid             0       3                                           Palm Kernel Acid          2       0                                           Glycerine                 2       4                                           Titanium Dioxide          0       0.2                                         Perfume                   1       2                                           Preservative              0.1     0.3                                         ______________________________________                                    

This liquid cleanser with moisturizer is contained in a separatedispenser for periodic dispensing a portion of the 2-in-1 cleanser ontoa mesh sponge as shown in FIG. 1 for use in bath or shower.

EXAMPLES

The following examples of cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleansersand the specific meshed sponges are illustrative and are not intended tolimit the scope of the invention(s). The preferred method of making thecleansing and moisturizing liquid cleansing compositions of the presentinvention is set out above. All levels, ranges, temperatures, results,etc., used herein are approximations, unless otherwise specified. Allformula percentages are expressed as a weight percentage of the liquidcleanser unless otherwise specified.

EXAMPLES 1-6

Examples 1-6 are cleansing and moisturizing liquid compositions whichdemonstrate varying levels and types of conditioner(s) and varyinglevels of soap and/or surfactant. Example 6 is a highly preferredcleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser. A polyethylene-meshed handheld sponge as shown in FIG. 1 is a preferred polymeric mesh sponge forthe present system.

    ______________________________________                                        EXAMPLES         1      2        3    4                                       ______________________________________                                        Ingredients:                                                                  Water            42.36  49.0     40.6 49.0                                    Stearic Acid     0.67   0.22     0.67 0.22                                    Palmitic Acid    1.13   0.38     1.13 0.38                                    Myristic Acid    1.35   0.45     1.35 0.45                                    Lauric Acid      1.35   0.45     1.35 0.45                                    In Situ potassium soap                                                                         15.0   17.0     11.0 17.0                                    Glycerin         15.0   15.0     15.0 15.0                                    Propylene Glycol 10.0   7.0      10.0 7.0                                     Na.sub.5 Pentetate                                                                             0.02   0.02     0.02 0.02                                    Na.sub.4 Etidronate                                                                            0.02   0.02     0.02 0.02                                    Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate                                                                     6.0    6.0      6.0  6.0                                     Sodium Laureth Sulfate                                                                         0.67   --       2.0  --                                      CocoAmido Propyl Betaine                                                                       1.33   1.33     4.0  --                                      Cetyl Ricinoleate                                                                              --     --       --   0.75                                    Polyquaternium-10                                                                              0.8    0.6      1.0  0.6                                     Fragrance        0.5    0.6      0.6  0.6                                     Ethyleneglycol Distearate                                                                      1.5    1.0      1.5  1.0                                     Preservatives    0.8    0.8      0.8  0.8                                     Petrolatum       1.5    1.5      3.0  0.75                                    ______________________________________                                    

The stable liquid cleansers of Examples 1-4 are prepared in accordancewith a method set out above. Care is taken to add the petrolatum in Step10 at a temperature below its melting point (MP), using gentle mixing toensure large petrolatum particles, preferably having weight averagesizes over 45 microns.

    ______________________________________                                        EXAMPLES                5      6                                              ______________________________________                                        Ingredients:                                                                  Water                   57.9   55.70                                          Cocoamphoacetate/Cocoamphodiacetate                                                                   6.0    6.0                                            Sodium Laureth-3 Sulfate                                                                              12.0   12.0                                           Alkylpolysaccharide     0.00   2.00                                           Coconut monoethanol amide                                                                             2.80   2.80                                           Soybean Oil             8.00   8.00                                           Maleated Soybean Oil    2.00   2.00                                           Polymer JR30            0.40   0.40                                           PEG(6) Caprylic/Caprylglycerate                                                                       4.00   4.00                                           Myristic Acid           0.00   2.00                                           Palm Kernel Acid        1.80   0.00                                           Glycerine               3.00   3.00                                           Titanium Dioxide        0.10   0.10                                           Perfume                 1.80   1.80                                           Preservative            0.20   0.20                                           ______________________________________                                    

Mildness and Lather Results

The Mildness Protocol.

Human subjects precondition their legs with an all soap bar by washingtwice a day for seven days. Treatments are applied daily for 5consecutive days. On each day, skin dryness grades can be taken beforetreatment (to measure chronic effects) and 60 minutes after treatment(measure acute effects).

On each day of the test, three 12.5 cm² sites are treated on each of thesubjects. Three treatments are assigned using a Latin square design,which takes into account baseline site-to-site differences in skincondition within each subject.

The treatments are:

I. A mild syndet bar.

II. A mild syndet bar plus a moisturizing lotion applied after washing.

III. A cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser, Example 6, used witha polymeric mesh sponge as shown in FIG. 1.

IV. A cleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser, Example 6, used with aregular closed-cell sponge.

Mildness Results

Treatment III represents the "System" of the present invention.Treatment III is the 2-in-1 liquid cleanser Example 6 used with a"polymeric mesh sponge" as show in FIG. 1.

Treatment II is a mild syndet bar plus a lotion. It is a very mildtreatment because the lotion is applied directly to the skin afterwashing. This is not a 2-in-1 cleansing and moisturizing treatment, butis used as a control. Note, however, that many people do not use amoisturizer after bathing or showering. The 2-in-1 cleanser is alwaysmilder than the mild syndet bar alone.

Treatment III, the 2-in-1 liquid cleanser, Example 6, used with the meshsponge, is significantly milder than the mild syndet bar alone, i.e.,without the lotion in chronic mildness and equal to it in acutemildness.

Treatment III has improved overall acceptability over Treatment IV, thecleansing and moisturizing liquid cleanser, Example 6, used with aregular sponge. See for example the comparative lather results below.

Lather Test Protocol for Mesh Sponge vs. Regular Sponge Systems

Expert lather graders are asked to successively lather a 2-in-1 formula(Example 6) with the mesh sponge (FIG. 1) and with a regular closed-cellsponge. The order is randomized. The expert lather graders are asked torate the two systems for lather on a -3/+3 scale.

1. Start test on left forearm with sponge A (or B).

2. Wet cleansing sponge for 5 seconds under 95 degree running water.

3. Put one pump of product (3 cc) on to the wet sponge.

4. Squeeze sponge 10 times using both hands to generate lather.

5. Wet forearm under running water.

6. Lather forearm with sponge using an up and down motion for 10seconds.

7. Evaluate the lather on forearm using a -3 to +3 scale.

8. Repeat entire procedure on right arm with sponge B (or A).

Lather Results

The results shown in the Table indicate that the 2-in-1 formula (Example6) lathers more quickly and produces more lather when used incombination with the mesh sponge than it does with a regular closed-cellsponge.

    ______________________________________                                        Lather Results Table                                                                       Regular Sponge                                                                          Mesh Sponge                                            ______________________________________                                        Lather Quickly/Easily                                                                        -0.80       +2.50                                              Amount of Lather                                                                             -0.79       +2.25                                              ______________________________________                                    

The system of the present invention has improved lather grades as shownin the Lather Results Table. The significance is calculated at 95%confidence. In other words, the 2-in-1 liquid cleanser used with ameshed polymeric mesh sponge has unexpected and superior lather andoverall acceptability over the 2-in-1 liquid cleanser used with aregular sponge.

The present system of cleansing body skin using a cleansing andmoisturizing liquid cleanser and the polymeric mesh sponge has improvedlather and overall unexpected and surprising advantages over prior artsystems.

What is claimed is:
 1. A personal bath or shower body cleansing andlathering product comprising:(a) a personal cleansing implementcomprising hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh; and (b) a cleansing andmoisturizing liquid emulsion having at least two phases, wherein saidliquid emulsion comprises:(1) a moisturizing phase comprising from about0.5% to about 33.5% by weight of the liquid emulsion of a skinconditioner ingredient selected from the group consisting of esters offatty acids, glycerin mono-esters, glycerin di-esters, glycerintri-esters, epidermal and sebaccous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil,silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oiladduct, cationic polymers and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueouscleansing phase comprising i) from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight ofthe liquid emulsion of a lathering surfactant selected from the groupconsisting of anionic surfactants and mixtures of anionic surfactants;wherein the surfactant or mixture of surfactants has an equilibriumsurfacc tension ranging from about 15 to about 50 dynes/cm as measuredat the critical miscelle concentration at 25° C.; and ii) water.
 2. Apersonal bath or shower body cleansing and lathering product accordingto claim 1 comprising a kit, wherein said kit comprises the hydrophobicpolymeric netted mesh personal cleansing implement and the cleansing andmoisturizing liquid emulsion.
 3. The personal bath or shower bodycleansing and lathering kit of claim 2 wherein the cleansing andmoisturizing liquid emulsion comprises from 0.5% to 25% of the skinconditioner ingredient within the moisturizing phase.
 4. The personalbath or shower body cleansing and lathering kit of claim 3 wherein saidliquid cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has a neat viscosityof from about 500 cps to about 60,000 cps at 26.7° C.
 5. The personalbath or shower body cleansing trod lathering kit of claim 4 wherein thecleansing and moisturizing emulsion additionally comprises a skinconditioner ingredient within the aqueous cleansing phase, wherein theskin conditioner ingredient within the aqueous phase includesingredients selected from the group consisting of cationic and nonionicpolymers, polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerin,propylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethylhexanediol, hexylene glycols and mixtures thereof.
 6. The personal bathor shower body cleansing and lathering kit of claim 5 wherein saidliquid cleansing: and moisturizing liquid emulsion has a neat viscosityof from about 5,000 cps to about 30,000 cps at 26.7° C.
 7. The personalbath or shower body cleansing and lathering kit of claim 6 wherein thelathering surfactant comprising the cleansing and moisturizing liquidemulsion comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% of anionic surfactantand from about 0.1% to about 20% of amphoteric surfactant; wherein theanionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant together comprise fromabout 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion; and wherein theweight ratio of anionic surfactant: amphoteric surfactant ranges fromabout 1:5 to about 20:1.
 8. The personal bath or shower body cleansingand lathering kit of claim 7 wherein the emulsion is selected from thegroup consisting of oil-in-water emulsions, silicone-in-water emulsions,and mixtures thereof.
 9. The personal bath or shower body cleansing andlathering kit of claim 8 wherein the skin conditioning ingredient withinthe moisturizing phase of said cleansing and moisturizing liquidemulsion comprises a skin conditioner ingredient selected from the groupconsisting of vegetable oil, vegetable oil adduct and mixtures thereof.10. The personal bath or body cleansing and lathering kit of claim 2wherein the hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansingimplement comprises a light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted,diamond mesh, hand-held personal cleansing sponge; said hand-held spongehaving a diameter of from about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.11. The personal bath or body cleansing and lathering kit of claim 8wherein the hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansingimplement comprises a light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted,diamond mesh, hand-held personal cleansing sponge; said hand held spongehating a diameter of from about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.12. A personal bath or shower body cleansing and lathering productaccording to claim 1 wherein the cleansing and moisturizing liquidemulsion is combined with the hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personalcleansing implement.
 13. The personal bath or shower body cleansing andlathering product of claim 12 wherein the cleansing and moisturizingliquid emulsion comprises from 0.5% to 25% of the skin conditioneringredient within the moisturizing phase.
 14. The personal bath orshower body cleansing and lathering product of claim 13 wherein saidliquid cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has a neat viscosityof from about 500 cps to about 60,000 cps at 26.7° C.
 15. The personalbath or shower body cleansing and lathering product of claim 14 whereinthe cleansing and moisturizing emulsion additionally comprises a skinconditioner ingredient within the aqueous phase, wherein the skinconditioner ingredient within the aqueous cleansing phase includesingredients selected from the group consisting of cationic and nonionicpolymers, polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerin,propylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethylhexanediol, hexylenc glycols and mixtures thereof.
 16. The personal bathor shower body cleansing and lathering product of claim 15 wherein saidliquid cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has a neat viscosityof from about 5,000 cps to about 30,000 cps at 26.7° C.
 17. The personalbath or shower body cleansing and lathering product of claim 16 whereinthe lathering surfactant comprising the cleansing and moisturizingliquid emulsion comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% of anionicsurfactant and from about 0.1% to about 20% of amphoteric surfactant;wherein the anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant togethercomprise from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion; andwherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant:amphoteric surfactantranges from about 1:5 to about 20:1.
 18. The personal bath or showerbody cleansing and lathering product of claim 17 wherein the emulsion isselected from the group consisting of oil-in-water emulsions,silicone-in-water emulsions, and mixtures thereof.
 19. The personal bathor body cleansing and lathering product of claim 12 wherein thehydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansing implement comprisesa light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted, diamond mesh, hand-heldpersonal cleansing sponge; said hand-held sponge having a diameter offrom about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.
 20. The personal bathor body cleansing and lathering product of claim 18 wherein thehydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansing implement comprisesa light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted, diamond mesh, hand-heldpersonal cleansing sponge; said hand-held sponge having a diameter offrom about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.
 21. A personal bath orshower body cleansing and lathering kit comprising:(a) a light weight,hydrophobic, polymeric, netted, diamond mesh, hand-held personalcleansing sponge; said hand-held sponge having a diameter of from about5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters; and (b) a cleansing andmoisturizing liquid emulsion comprising:(1) a moisturizing phasecomprising from about 1.0% to about 15% by weight of the liquid emulsionof a skin conditioner ingredient selected from the group consisting ofesters of fatty acids, glycerin mono-esters glycerin di-esters, glycerintri-esters, epidermal and sebaccous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil,silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oiladduct, cationic polymer and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueouscleansing phase comprising i) from about 10% to about 30% by weight ofthe liquid emulsion of a lathering surfactant wherein the latheringsurfactant comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% of anionic surfactantand from about 0.1% to about 20% of amphoteric surfactant; wherein theanionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant together comprise fromabout 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion; and wherein theweight ratio of anionic surfactant:amphoteric surfactant ranges fromabout 1:5 to about 20:1; and ii) water; and wherein said liquidcleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has a neat viscosity of fromabout 5,000 cps to about 30,000 cps at 26.7° C.
 22. A method of cleaningand moisturizing the skin comprising applying a cleansing andmoisturizing liquid emulsion to the skin and using a personal cleansingimplement comprising hydrophobic polymeric trotted mesh personalcleansing implement to create a lather; wherein said cleansing andmoisturizing liquid emulsion has at least two phases comprising: (1) amoisturizing phase comprising from about 0.5% to about 33.5% by weightof the liquid emulsion of a skin conditioner ingredient selected fromthe group consisting of esters of fatty acids, glycerin mono-esters,glycerin di-esters glycerin tri-esters, epidermal and sebaceoushydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil, silicone oil, silicone gum,vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oil adduct, cationic polymer andmixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueous cleansing phase comprising: i) fromabout 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the liquid emulsion of a latheringsurfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants andmixtures of anionic surfactants; wherein the surfactant or mixture ofsurfactants has an equilibrium surface tension ranging from about 15 toabout 50 dynes/cm as measured at the critical miscelle concentration at25° C.; and ii) water.
 23. A method of cleaning and moisturizing theskin according to claim 22 wherein the cleansing and moisturizing liquidemulsion comprises from about 0.5% to about 25% of the skin conditioneringredient within the moisturizing phase.
 24. The method of claim 23wherein said liquid cleansing and moisturizing liquid oil-in-wateremulsion has a neat viscosity of from about 500 cps to about 60,000 cpsat 26.7° C.
 25. The method of claim 24 wherein the cleansing andmoisturizing emulsion additionally comprises a skin conditioneringredient within the aqueous phase, wherein the skin conditioneringredient within the aqueous cleansing phase includes ingredientsselected from the group consisting of cationic and nonionic polymers,polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propyleneglycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethyl hexanediol,hexylene glycols and mixtures thereof.
 26. The method of claim 25wherein the lathering surfactant comprising the cleansing andmoisturizing liquid oil-in-water emulsion comprises from about 0.1% toabout 20% of anionic surfactant and from about 0.1% to about 20% ofamphoteric surfactant; wherein the anionic surfactant and amphotericsurfactant together comprise from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight ofthe emulsion; and wherein the weight ratio of anionicsurfactant:amphoteric surfactant ranges from about 1:5 to about 20:1.27. A method of cleaning and moisturizing the skin according to claim 26wherein the cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion is selected fromthe group consisting of oil-in-water emulsions, silicone-in-wateremulsions, and mixtures thereof.
 28. The method of claim 27 wherein theskin conditioning ingredient within the moisturizing phase of saidcleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion comprises a skin conditioneringredient selected from the group consisting of vegetable oil andvegetable oil adduct and mixtures thereof.
 29. The method of claim 27wherein the hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansingimplement comprises a light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted,diamond mesh, hand-held personal cleansing sponge; said hand-held spongehaving a diameter of from about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.30. A method of cleansing and moisturizing the skin comprising applyinga cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion to a personal cleansingimplement comprising hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh, working thecleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion into a lather, and applyingthe lathered emulsion to the skin with the personal cleansing implement;wherein said cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has at least twophases comprising: (1) a moisturizing phase comprising from about 0.5%to about 33.5% by weight of the emulsion of a skin conditioneringredient selected from the group consisting of esters of fatty acids,glycerin mono-esters, glycerin di-esters, glycerin tri-esters, epidermaland sebaceous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil silicone oil, siliconegum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oil adduct, cationic polymerand mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueous cleansing phase comprising: i)from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion of a latheringsurfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants andmixtures of anionic surfactants; wherein the surfactant or mixture ofsurfactants has an equilibrium surface tension ranging from about 15 toabout 50 dynes/cm, as measured at the critical miscelle concentration at25° C.; and ii) water.
 31. A method of cleaning and moisturizing theskin according to claim 30 wherein the cleansing and moisturizing liquidemulsion comprises from about 0.5% to about 25% of the skin conditioneringredient within the moisturizing phase.
 32. The method of claim 31wherein said liquid cleansing and moisturizing liquid oil-in-wateremulsion has a neat viscosity of from about 500 cps to about 60,000 cpsat 26.7° C.
 33. The method of claim 32 wherein the cleansing andmoisturizing emulsion additionally comprises a skin conditioneringredient within the aqueous cleansing phase, wherein the skinconditioner ingredient within the aqueous phase includes ingredientsselected from the group consisting of cationic and nonionic polymers,polyols selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propyleneglycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethyl hexanediol,hexylene glycols, and mixtures thereof.
 34. The method of claim 33wherein the lathering surfactant comprising the cleansing andmoisturizing liquid oil-in-water emulsion comprises from about 0.1% toabout 20% of anionic surfactant and from about 0.1% to about 20% ofamphoteric surfactant; wherein the anionic surfactant and amphotericsurfactant together comprise from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight ofthe emulsion; and wherein the weight ratio of anionicsurfactant:amphoteric surfactant ranges from about 1:5 to about 20:1.35. A method of cleaning and moisturizing the skin according to claim 34wherein the cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion is selected fromthe group consisting of oil-in-water emulsions, silicone;-in-wateremulsions, and mixtures thereof.
 36. The method of claim 35 wherein theskin conditioning ingredient within the moisturizing phase of saidcleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion comprises a skin conditioneringredient selected from the group consisting of vegetable oil,vegetable oil adduct and mixtures thereof.
 37. The method of claim 35wherein the hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansingimplement comprises a light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted,diamond mesh, hand-held personal cleansing sponge; said hand-held spongehaving a diameter of from about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.38. A method of cleansing and moisturizing the skin comprising applyinga cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion to a personal cleansingimplement comprising hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh and applying theemulsion to the skin with the personal cleansing implement in a mannerto create a lather; wherein said cleansing and moisturizing liquidemulsion has at least two phases comprising: (1) a moisturizing phasecomprising from about 0.5% to about 33.5% by weight of the emulsion of askin conditioner ingredient selected the group consisting of esters offatty acids, glycerin mono-esters, glycerin di-esters, glycerintri-esters, epidermal and sebaceous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil,silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oiladduct, cationic polymer and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueouscleansing phase comprising: i) from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight ofthe emulsion of lathering surfactant selected from the group consistingof anionic surfactants and mixtures of anionic surfactants; wherein thesurfactant or mixture of surfactants has an equilibrium surface tensionranging from about 15 to about 50 dynes/cm, as measured at the criticalmiscelle concentration at 25° C.; and ii) water.
 39. A method orcleaning and moisturizing the skin according to claim 38 wherein thecleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion comprises from about 0.5% toabout 25% of the skin conditioner ingredient within the moisturizingphase.
 40. The method of claim 39 wherein said liquid cleansing andmoisturizing liquid oil-in-water emulsion has a neat viscosity of fromabout 500 cps to about 60,000 cps at 26.7° C.
 41. The method of claim 40wherein the cleansing and moisturizing emulsion additionally comprises askin conditioner ingredient within the aqueous cleansing phase, whereinthe skin conditioner ingredient within the aqueous cleansing phaseincludes ingredients selected from the group consisting of cationic andnonionic polymers, polyols selected from the group consisting ofglycerin, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols,ethyl hexanediol, hexylene glycols and mixtures thereof.
 42. The methodof claim 41 wherein the lathering surfactant comprising the cleansingand moisturizing liquid oil-in-water emulsion comprises from about 0.1%to about 20% of anionic surfactant and from about 0.1% to about 20% ofamphoteric surfactant; wherein the anionic surfactant and amphotericsurfactant together comprise from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight ofthe emulsion; and wherein the weight ratio of anionicsurfactant:amphoteric surfactant ranges from about 1:5 to about 20:1.43. A method of cleaning and moisturizing the skin according to claim 42wherein the cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion is selected fromthe group consisting of oil-in-water emulsions, silicone-in-wateremulsions, and mixtures thereof.
 44. The method of claim 43 wherein theskin conditioning ingredient within the moisturizing phase of saidcleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion comprises a skin conditioneringredient selected from the group consisting of vegetable oil,vegetable oil adduct and mixtures thereof.
 45. The method of claim 44wherein the hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh personal cleansingimplement comprises a light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted,diamond mesh, hand-held personal cleansing sponge; said hand-held spongehaving a diameter of from about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters.46. A method of providing improved moisturization benefits to the skinby following the method of claim 22 on a substantially daily basis. 47.A method of providing improved moisturization benefits to the skin byfollowing the method of claim 30 on a substantially daily basis.
 48. Amethod of providing improved moisturization benefits to the skin byfollowing the method of claim 38 on a substantially daily basis.